Senior AI/ML Engineer, Autonomy Build Platform

Job Description

This role is categorized as hybrid. The successful candidate is expected to report to the office in Austin, Detroit, Warren, Milford, Mountain View or Sunnyvale a minimum of 3 days per week. This position can be considered Remote if the candidate is in the Seattle, Washington area.

About Us

The AI Cloud and Developer Infrastructure organization is responsible for delivering and maintaining the tools and services engineers use every day to do their best work and drive our cars forward. Tools and services we work on enhance the entire development process of engineers at GM — how/where code is checked out, modified, compiled, tested, merged, and eventually deployed. Our goal is to ensure our AV engineers and others have world class tools and a seamless development experience so that they can focus on the problems that matter most in their domain.

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Engineer with extensive engineering background, experience using a variety of developer tools and technologies, and who is passionate about developer productivity. As a leader on this team, we are seeking someone who cares deeply about the technical development of other engineers and can balance the needs and priorities of the business, our users, and the growth of our engineers.

The Team

Build Platform owns creating the build system and tooling that supports our AV and AI developers. We use Bazel in front of an in-house Remote Bazel Executor (RBE) and Content Addressable Storage (CAS) to provide a premier build experience. Our team seeks optimizations and new tooling to improve our product. GM AI developers are heavy users of Python and Docker. The speed at which they can iterate directly impacts the rate at which our AVs improve. The tooling and workflows that Build Platform provides are central to the productivity of our AI developers and improvements in this space lead to impact for Cruise.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement improvements to our Python development ecosystem and workflows with measurable impact on engineering productivity.
• Collaborate with engineers across the company to understand and support their development workflows.
• Own technical projects from start to finish and be responsible for major technical decisions and tradeoffs.
• Lead complex projects that span teams, with many partners and customers.
• Participate in planning, code reviews, and design discussions.
• Contribute impactful projects to the team’s roadmap.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where impact is a result of your efforts and your contribution is highly visible.
• Drive software engineering best practices within the team and across engineering; create tooling that supports these practices.
• Mentor and up-level other engineers on the team.
• Conduct technical interviews with well-calibrated standards and contribute to recruiting activities.
• Be a positive contributor to the team culture.

Minimum Qualifications (Must-Have)

• 3+ years of experience leading and driving large-scale, cross-team initiatives
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
• Experience working on developer tooling, Python, Docker, etc.
• Experience leading projects across multiple teams
• Attention to detail and a desire to improve processes and systems around you
• Deep understanding of the business and operational impact for different technology tradeoffs
• Passionate about self-driving technology and its potential impact on the world

Preferred Qualifications (Nice-to-Have)

• 5+ years of experience designing, building, and operating production systems at scale in the cloud
• Experience programming with C++ or Go
• Experience with compilers (clang, gcc, nvcc, etc.)
• Experience with build systems such as Bazel or Buck
• Experience with cloud infrastructure

Compensation

• The salary range for this role is $170,000 to $240,000. The actual base salary offered will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.
• Benefits: GM offers health and wellbeing programs including medical, dental, vision, HSAs/FSAs, retirement savings, life insurance, paid vacation and holidays, tuition assistance, employee assistance, vehicle discounts, and more.
• This job may be eligible for relocation benefits.

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion, and we strive to lead the change that will make the world better, safer, and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We believe in choosing to drive meaningful change every day – individually and collectively – and that every employee belongs to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

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Non-Discrimination and Equal Employment Opportunities (U.S.)

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Accommodations

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